Learn how the forest teaching school model uses outdoor play to boost childhood development in this free online course. The forest school teaching model is a child-centred educational method that provides learners with inspiring, hands-on outdoor experiences. This course describes many activities offered by forest schools that use the principles of learning, playing and survival to drive childhood development. We explain how to promote children's long-term social and emotional development as they learn how to lead healthier lives and care for the environment.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188820 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define the ‘forest school’ teaching model • Explain the nature-based values and the role of forest schooling in developing values • Summarise the procedures involved in a forest school programme • Identify risks and know control measures relevant to wooded areas • Outline the forest school learning, playing and survival activities and understand their benefits • Describe how forest school promotes children's physical, social, cognitive and other skills development • Outline the significance of eco-friendly forest schooling and explain how to maintain eco-friendly practices • Discuss the risk assessment process, risks-benefit assessment and the role of forest school leaders |
| Course Code | 5397 |
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